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ITS REPORT Issue 16
Mar 14-20, 2008
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We hope you enjoy this most recent edition of ITS Report.
ITS REPORT EXTRAS
ITS BOOKS
Intelligent Freight Transportation by Petros A. Ioannou (CRC Press, Mar 18, 2008): "Bringing together experts from industry, academia, and other stakeholders, Intelligent Freight Transportation addresses freight transportation problems by raising issues, proposing solutions, and discussing obstacles from different points of view. The book is a collection of papers that explore different problems and issues, focusing on ports and container terminals and the way they interact with surface transportation. Under the aegis of Petros Ioannou, the contributors present a wide range of technologies and techniques which can boost capacity, reduce cost, and improve efficiency. They highlight important environmental and labor union issues which can affect the implementation of advanced technologies no matter how promising they appear to be." Publisher's page (ITS Report subscribers can use promo code BEG25 for a 15% discount.)
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ITS REPORT NEWS
GENERAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
Smart solar-power road studs (GizMag, Mar 19): "The next generation of ‘smart’ solar-powered road markings which warn of bad weather or slow-moving traffic ahead and can help reduce motorway hold-ups, have proved a significant success on highways in the Netherlands." Read more
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION
Turnpike group cites studies: Toll road safer than non-tolled roads (The Trucker, Mar 18): "Recently, two studies show toll roads are much safer than non-tolled roads and the public overwhelmingly supports both tolling and road pricing, said a news release from the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)." Read more
Task force says more tolls needed to reach toll equity (Boston Herald, Mar 18): "The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority could more fairly spread out transportation costs if it adds tolls to Interstate 93 car pool lanes and the South Boston haul road and reinstates tolls in western Massachusetts and at Exit 16 in Newton, a task force said today." Read more
IBM awarded "Smart Tolling" project by Queensland Government (CNN Money, Mar 19): "Queensland Motorways has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a technology and services contract to introduce automated free-flow tolling across south east Queensland's toll roads." Read more
FREIGHT/COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS
Countermind targets delivery and freight transport with next-generation mobile solution (PR Newswire, Mar 17): "Countermind today introduced MI Deliver, an enterprise-grade mobile software application, to efficiently support the daily volume, coordination logistics and fleet management needs of medium to large-sized corporations." Read more
HOT/HOV LANES
HOT lanes may be hot option for Maryland (WTOP news, Mar 17): "Virginia is getting High Occupancy Toll lanes on the Capital Beltway that will end near the American Legion Bridge. Now, Maryland may be right behind." Read more
LOCATION BASED SERVICES
Mobile navigation gets a double GPS boost (Information Week, Mar 20): "Just like in real estate, new services for mobile phones have become all about location." Read more
TELEMATICS
RedSky 3rd generation location information server chosen for Next Generation 9-1-1 Proof of Concept test (The Earth Times, Mar 17): "RedSky Technologies, a leading provider of E911 location information management solutions, today announced that its new, 3rd generation Location Information Server (LIS) has been chosen by the US Department of Transportation's Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) Initiative to support Proof of Concept testing of its new NG9-1-1 architecture." Read more
Pay-per-use telematics services coming (Edmunds, Mar 18): "While basic security services such as automatic crash notification and stolen vehicle location may remain solely subscription-based, additional services such as navigation and concierge services will be available on a pay-as-you-go service in the Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler vehicles that will employ the Hughes system starting in model-year 2010." Read more
Telematic hitching a ride to 44% market penetration (EE Times, Mar 19): "Telematics systems are quickly becoming standard equipment on new passenger vehicles, according to ABI Research (Oyster Bay, New York), which predicts that 30 million new cars will have onboard telematics units by 2013." Read more
Increasing numbers of haulage firms using telematics (finchannel, Mar 19): "Rising fuel prices, growing concern for the environment and ever-tougher competition have paved the way for increasing use of telematics in the haulage industry." Read more
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
MapQuest expands with traffic information (Denver Business Journal, Mar 19): "MapQuest Inc. has formed a relationship with INRIX Inc. that allows its customers to use INRIX traffic information." Read more
TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION
ACS awarded $25 Million safety camera contract by Winnipeg, Canada (PR Newswire, Mar 18): "Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. today announced a contract to operate an intersection safety camera program for the City of Winnipeg, Canada." Read more
U.S. 19 traffic controls to become "intelligent" - it's traffic cams vs. traffic jams (Tampa Tribune, Mar 19): "The state Department of Transportation is nearing completion of a $10.5 million project to install a new traffic-control system along the entire length of U.S. 19 through Pasco County." Read more
High-tech lights to ease town traffic (Kettering Evening Telegraph, Mar 20): "Next week sees the launch of the Kettering Intelligent Transport System which includes detectors at traffic lights in the town so signals can be controlled according to the level of congestion." Read more
TRANSIT ITS
City of Edmonton selects Constellation Software's Trapeze subsidiary for comprehensive demand response system (Marketwire, Mar 14): "Trapeze Software Inc. ("Trapeze"), a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU) and a provider of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and mobile technologies is pleased to announce that it has signed a significant contract with the City of Edmonton, Alberta for provision of a comprehensive, integrated demand response solution." Read more
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